Rural

Rat numbers set to explode in NZ forests

Conservationists in the central North Island warn that native bird populations are due to 'take an epic hammering” this spring when predator populations balloon. Staff... Read More

Update: No Tsunami Threat to New Zealand

11.50am Update: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management - MCDEM advise that there is no tsunami threat to NZ following the magnitude 7.0 Kermadec... Read More

No tsunami threat to NZ after quake in Kermadecs

11.50am Update: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management - MCDEM advise that there is no tsunami threat to NZ following the magnitude 7.0 Kermadec... Read More

Diversifying income the name of the game

Starting out with sheep 30 years ago, the Honeyfield family at Welcome Bay, Tauranga, have diversified their 100ha farm into four different revenue streams - and... Read More

Best Fieldays exhibitor sites awarded

Fieldays exhibitors were awarded for their effort and ingenuity in the creation of their sites for the Fieldays 2019 Exhibitor Site Awards proudly sponsored by Xero. The... Read More

Small changes for huge impact

The numbers are staggering. Bay of Plenty post-harvest operator Trevelyan's saved more than 300 tonnes of waste from landfill last year. That's the equivalent... Read More

One dead following light plane crash

One person has died following a light plane crash near the north end of Coromandel Forest Park. Police had been working with RCCNZ and LandSAR to locate the plane... Read More

Gallagher takes out International Innovation Award

The Gallagher Water Flow Indicator took out the Fieldays International Innovation Award at the International Business Networker on day two of Fieldays 2019. Inspired... Read More

BOP rural support integral following 2017 storms

According to a recent survey, the rural support trust were a significant part of helping farming families when the Bay of Plenty was hammered by storms in 2017. The... Read More

Strawberry growers asked to vote on levy proposal

Strawberry Growers New Zealand Board is asking growers to vote on a proposal to apply for a levy on strawberries, with voting papers going out today. Following... Read More

Queues building for 2019 Fieldays

Hundreds of people are queueing to enter the 2019 Fieldays today. A SunMedia reporter who is at the annual event in the Waikato says it's a cloudy but... Read More

Motorists advised to plan ahead for Fieldays 2019

The New Zealand Transport Agency is reminding motorists that Fieldays kick off early tomorrow morning June 12 through to the end of Saturday June 15 and are urging... Read More